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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 无能

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
无能 wú néng - incompetence
- inability
- incapable
- powerless

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- 7 5,841 12,676 6,784

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
无 mó- used in 南無|南无[na1mo2]
无 wú- not to have
- no
- none
- not
- to lack
- un-
- -less
能 néng- surname Neng
能 néng- can
- to be able to
- might possibly
- ability
- (physics) energy

Other Words Containing 无能

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
无能为力 6 7 3,651 13,619 7,876
无能 - 7 5,841 12,676 6,784